when i bench how do i feel it in my chest?

Answer 1

Among several muscles being used to lift weight while bench pressing are the pectoral muscles which are the chest muscles.

Answer 2

The bench press is a compound exercise, meaning its not isolating a single muscle group. It works the shoulders, triceps and pectorals(chest). If you are just starting out, your chest may not have much strength so you compensate by putting more strain in your shoulders and arms to begin with. After a while, even though you may not feel it, your chest will get stronger and take more of the weight so your arms and chest are working equally rather than your arms doing all the work..

Answer 3

Use the appropriate ammount of weight, reos and proper form. You need to estimate your 1 rep max- which means about how much weight could you lift in that position only once? (you'd jsut about collapse after picking up that ammount of weight, and i do mean estimate, you shouldn't just try to figure out by lifting....guess...if you can do only 1 push up and you weigh 140lbs, your one rep max for chest press is probably about 120) Then, in order to gain muscular benefits, you'd use a certain percentage depending on your desired goal.

Goal: % of weight to use: Reps: Pace:
"get ripped" 30-60% 12-18 moderate
endurance 20-40% 15-25 moderate
(to lift over and over again in one sittiting)
Power 60-80% 3-6 Fast
(to lift about 5 times really fast)

Now, as far as form goes, lying the bench, keep your feet an equal distance apart, firmly planted on the floor. Typically hands should be directly over your elbows (although you can change your grip for different efffects). Engage your abdominals for support - think of pulling your navel in towrads your spine. Press your shoulder blades/upper back down into the bench. Be sure your back doesn't arch off the bench (if it does, your weight is too high and you need to strengthen your abs). Inhale, exhale to press up. Count to two as you press up, hold at the top for two, and take four counts to lower as you inhale(for the moderate paced goals). If you are using the right ammount of weight, your arms should start to quiver by your 8th-12th press. THat's called overload and its healthy, but use a spotter just incase.

Answer 4

so i already know you can bench, and now your question is how you wanna FEEL it in your chest ? so i wont bore you with technique of breathing, speed of raising the bar and lowering it,hand placement, etc..etc.. ok here it is..

1) do you know how to flex your biceps ? making really rip hard when someone ask you to flex it..
2) ok can you do that to your tricep ? squeeze your tricep really hard.
3) now can you flex your pectorals the same as you did for your arms ? best is squeeze both pectorals when you are done with a set and not concentrating on squeezing it when you are doing the set. this should set you hypertrophying very soon. hope to see you with bigger chest . Cheers.

Answer 5

make sure your using the appropriate weight along with proper form and grip. if you're using more weight that you can handle,
you could possibly be using different muscles more so than your chest, example shoulders and triceps.

Answer 6

when you are on the pushing part you need to squeeze your pec muscles. try to tighten them as much as you can and hold it for 1-2 seconds then back down slow and do it again.